Concentrated liquid flavorings and methods of preparing flavored beverages using the concentrated liquid flavorings are described herein. The concentrated liquid flavorings are shelf stable for prolonged storage times at ambient temperatures. Shelf stability is provided, at least in part, by acidic pH and/or reduced water activity. By one approach, the concentrated liquid flavorings are intended to provide flavor to a beverage, such as coffee, tea, milk, or other savory beverage. The concentrated liquid flavorings may be provided in a convenient portable and dosable format that can be easily used by a consumer to provide the desired flavor and amount of flavor to a beverage.

Disclosed herein are compounds having structural Formula (I), or salts thereof. These compounds are useful as sweet tasting agents and/or sweetness enhancers. Also disclosed are compositions comprising the present compounds and methods of increasing the sweet taste of ingestible compositions. Furthermore, methods for preparing the compounds are also disclosed.

Disclosed herein are compounds having structural Formula (I), or salts thereof. These compounds are useful as sweet tasting agents and/or sweetness enhancers. Also disclosed are compositions comprising the present compounds and methods of increasing the sweet taste of ingestible compositions. Furthermore, methods for preparing the compounds are also disclosed.

Systems for controlled heating and/or agitation for liquid food or beverage product creation are disclosed. A dispenser for producing a food or beverage liquid product from a frozen contents in a receptacle includes a chamber configured to hold a receptacle containing the contents and a dilution liquid inlet configured to supply a dilution liquid to the interior of the receptacle. The dispenser also includes a perforator configured to perforate the receptacle and form a product outlet from the receptacle for the liquid product and an agitator configured to impart motion to the receptacle and/or the contents in the receptacle that increases a flow path from the liquid inlet to the product outlet taken by at least a portion of dilution liquid, when supplied, relative to a flow path from the liquid inlet to the product outlet taken by the portion of dilution liquid without the imparted motion.

Systems for controlled heating and/or agitation for liquid food or beverage product creation are disclosed. A dispenser for producing a food or beverage liquid product from a frozen contents in a receptacle includes a chamber configured to hold a receptacle containing the contents and a dilution liquid inlet configured to supply a dilution liquid to the interior of the receptacle. The dispenser also includes a perforator configured to perforate the receptacle and form a product outlet from the receptacle for the liquid product and an agitator configured to impart motion to the receptacle and/or the contents in the receptacle that increases a flow path from the liquid inlet to the product outlet taken by at least a portion of dilution liquid, when supplied, relative to a flow path from the liquid inlet to the product outlet taken by the portion of dilution liquid without the imparted motion.

The aspects presented herein provide flavour compositions. In particular, the aspects presented herein provide flavour compositions that a person may dispense into beverages, such as, for example, bottled beverages.

Steviol glycoside blends comprising rebaudioside A, rebaudioside M, rebaudioside D and rebaudioside B that have aqueous solubility at relevant beverage concentrate concentrations are provided herein. Blends comprising steviol glycoside blends of the present invention and compositions comprising glucosylated steviol glycosides are also provided. Beverage syrups and beverages made from these blends are also provided.

The present invention provides a nutrition kit comprising: a blood sugar stabilizing nutrition of a GI of between about 30 and 40 GI to be consumed for a period of time prior to an activity; an energy supplement of between about 40 and 50 GI to be consumed for a period of time to an activity; an energy supplement of between about 50 and 60 GI to be consumed for a period of time closer to the activity; and an energy supplement of between about 60 and 70 GI to be consumed for an initial period of time during the activity.

The present invention provides a nutrition kit comprising: a blood sugar stabilizing nutrition of a GI of between about 30 and 40 GI to be consumed for a period of time prior to an activity; an energy supplement of between about 40 and 50 GI to be consumed for a period of time to an activity; an energy supplement of between about 50 and 60 GI to be consumed for a period of time closer to the activity; and an energy supplement of between about 60 and 70 GI to be consumed for an initial period of time during the activity.

The present invention provides a dextrin powder at a low cost which may be used as a component of thickeners that are good in dispersibility in moisture, etc. A dextrin powder obtainable by spray drying a dextrin solution, wherein dextrin particles with a length to thickness ratio of 3 or more are contained in a proportion of 3% or more (as based on the number of the particles). A thickener comprising the dextrin powder. A food comprising the dextrin powder.